Necktie and tying article therefor



Oct. 17, 1950 H. C. RIQRDAN EI'AL NECKTIIE AND TYING ARTICLE THEREFOR Filed March 13, 1947 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 for Oct. 17, 1950 H. c. RxoRDAN Erm.

NECKTIE AND TYING ARTICLE THEREFOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed March 13. 1947 Patented Oct. 17, .1950

e-UfNITED y STAT-Es PATENT oFFicE y o v 2,526,274 n Y NECKTIE AND'TYING ARTICLE THEREFOR lzlovvard C. Rordanand LeoBethke, 0ak .Par k, Ivll.

Application March 13, 1947;'SerialLNo. 734,416l

v'illiefinvention-relates'ti .a necktie and more particularly to a necktie that maybe prepared in'a ready-tied state w-ithsI Knot that need not Y proposed andfused'prior to thefpresentinventio'n.

l-h'eseties are characterizedin.one way or anothenrby a .permanent 4.knotdassociated with a ine'ckb'and'ofelasticor.the:lil e; in some cases tne` I-neckbandmayebe. ofthematerialy of which the tie =is .made but theneckbandpand-ftie proper are not arrangement .is .such :thatfthe smaller end (and neclrband yportions Aof .the tie fmay be vinserted through .the.open..side. of .the.knot.either edgewise or longitudinally. .The .formation ofthe knot maybaaccomplished lmanuallyby either. the vendor of .the tie or. by the -purchaser thereof.

In our copending application, Serial1No. 734,417,

=.we disclose a suitableapparatusand method for readily and easily accomplishing the forming of the. knot.

'..A complete .understanding of :the .present .invention as` embodied inapreferredform thereof may be .had .from .the .following-.detailed :description and accompanying sheets. .of drawings in .-o'ffone piece. .It is an important object of the 15 which:

present invention to provide animproved ready- Fig. llista plan-'viewof the ,insertor stiffen- -tiedznecktie V.that ymayfbe Ina-de 11p from a-regu- `ingmeans;

.lar .'orstandardtype necktie'. I

.Another important objectof the invention isV *.to'provideY an article or ymeans in the form of a .fdeformableinsert Yforfstiiening or conditioning agporti'on ofthe tie so that the tie is adapted to haveformed .therein a knot of generally tubular Iconstruction yadaptedslidably to receive the neck- ,.-bandgp'ortion of theY tie in a running t, the

{construction-and'arrangement being such that -the 4'neckband portion may be.l removed fromk the knot and reinserttedtthereinby the wearer with- ',fpreformedknot is .included,.thus.adapting itself .togdiffering tastes and desires ofthe wearers.

Briefly and 4specifically thefforegoingland other objects of the invention are achieved in onepreferred-form by the use of a deformable insert or vplate;preferably of Ilight -weight sheet metal vhavving -.a generally butterfly shape, r.which is .sheathed within an ordinary lnecktie of flattened 'tubular construction vata pointl .inl the necktie :substantially'in that portion thereof wherein the .-largeraend ,of .the tie narrows. into the. neckband. .The insertincludessuitable tabs that are bent over withportionsof the tie included, after which :the insert is :rolled vintoggenerally'tubular vform Ien -substantially .the longitudinal axis of the tie. z-Theiinsert ithus `stifens a .portion `ofthe .tie and the tubularfformation-made therein provides a fknotfthatv is preferably-slightly open at one'side f-toi receive A*the smaller end'ofzthe tie `and the re- ?mainingz portion J of the .Y neckband 1- thereof in :a -i'unning ft Sto .'provd'e `an adjustable. loop. .The

.Fig 2 .isa fragmentaryrviewvof aportion of .a

-necktie within whichthe insertissheathed;

Fig. .3 isa transverse. sectional view showing 2; and

:Figs 4 to 12 illustrate progressive steps in the lfor-mation .of the knot .andithe tying of the necktie.

.The presentinventionis designed primarily vas an improvement in .the standard -type' yof neckte. However, as will lbe moreclearly brought out, 'the principles of the invention are-applicable in .the preparing of neckties ,of other typesand the insert or modifications thereof is suitable for Athe preparing of neckwear in iwhich it isdesired Ato form ajknot. Accordingly-the present disclol I, the latter numeral being applied in the draw.- ings to .that portion of they tie of which the smaller fend is a. continuation.' The portion of the neckltie intermediate the ends thereof includes a neckband designated generally vvby Athe numeral `l2.

The tie, as is conventional, is ofiflattened tubular construction; that is to say, the tie isl preferably made from one piece of fabric, formed Vtothe fcles'ired shape, andhaving Yopposite longitudinal zportions folded overiand brought,,togetherfalong Athe longitudinal 4axis of the tiezto provide a seam indicated .1, at lf3. stitched Also, asisiusuaLthe neclatie may-iinfclude a reinforcing orstiifeningfabric-l-l '(Fig. 3).

The seam mayor may-'not be The s tiffeningV means ,shoWn'in-Fig. -1 herein xztakes the form offavplate having a mainbody l5, :preferably formed of VKdeiorrriable light weight :shown in Fig. 1. vcontributes to the general appearance of the knot when formed, as will appear hereinafter.

vthe tab i9 (Fig. 9). Aportion of the neckband I2 so that when the aterra/i sheet metal of generally butterfly shape, being generally symmetrical at opposite sides of its median axis and including opposite wing portions I6 and I1. The material or' which tn-e insert or plate is composed is preferably such that the insert is easily shaped, has some resiliency, and has the ability to retain its shape against the force of ordinary wear and tear.

The wing portion I includes as an integral extension thereoi` a laterally and diagonally extend- .ing tab I8. The wing Il includes an extension .formed integral therewith to provide a tab I9.

The tab I9 includes integrally therewith a secondary tab 20. The wings Idand l are ligntened `at 2l by the removal of metal and the tab I9 is vsimilarly lightened at 22: .ginal edges of the body portion i5 oi' the insert `are curved inwardly, the upper edge being inldicated at 23 and the lower edge at 24.

These 'two edges 23 and 2d are concavely formed as The formation of these edges The tabs I8 and I9 are foldable back upon the wings I6 and Il respectively, the former being bendable or foldable along the line A and the latter being foldable along the line B (Fig. 1). The tab is foldable back upon the tab I9 along the line C (also Fig. 1).

As previously stated, the insert is adaptable vfor use in a standard or ordinary necktie. When it is desired that a knot be formed in such tie, the

:insert is first sheathed within the tie. The insert .is located at that portion of the tie subsantially Aat the junction of the larger end portion I0 and the neckband I2, or at that side of the neckband toward the larger end Il] (Fig. 2). The tab i8 is toward the larger end Il] and the tabs I9 and 20 are toward the smaller end II. The tie is preferably laid face down upon a flat surface so that the seam I3 is up (also Fig. 2). The manner of accomplishing the knot is preferably as -rset forth below. The first step consists in folding the tab I8 upwardly so that it extends at a right angle to the body of the insert (Fig. 4) The larger end portion of the tie is then folded back :about the upstanding tab I8 so that it assumes the position shown in Fig. 5. The tab I8, with the tie portion wrapped therearound as shown in Fig. .5 is then bent completely down upon the wing il 6, so that the result shown in Fig. 6 is obtained.

The sheathed tab I9 is then folded upwardly "to a position in which it extends at a right angle Ato the body of the insert I5 (Fig. 7). The folding of the tab I9 is continued so that it lies nat upon the wing II (Fig. 8) with the neckband portion I2 and smaller end II extending from the side of the insert opposite the side from which the larger end portion I0 extends.

The sheathed tab 2B is then bent back upon This operation reverses a neckband loop is formed the seam I3 will be toward the collar of the wearer.

Next, the insert, folded as aforesaid with the tab i8 ilat on the wing I 6, is rolled toa generally 4semi-cylindrical shape as shown in Fig. 10. The

other end of the insert, with the tabs I9 and 2G folded as aforesaid, is rolled inwardly to a semicircular shape which is generally contiguous` with the rolled portion formed of the sheathed wing I6 and tab i8 (Fig. 11). The result is the v formation of a generally tubular construction forming a knot indicated generally by the letter le', having one side thereof open as at 25, the

The opposite maropening or slot being provided by the slightly spaced apart relationship between the marginal edges of the folded and rolled sheathed insert. The folding lines A and B are non-parallel and are diagonal to the longitudinal axis of the insert so that the insert, when sheathed, folded and rolled to the form shown in Fig. 11, provides a tubular construction that lies on the longitudinal axis of the necktie and that tapers slightly toward the larger end il) of the tie. '-Iher formation accurately simulates or resembles the knot usually fashioned in a necktie by the most expert wearer.

The tying of the necktie is completed by the forming of the neckband loop, which step is accomplished by means of running the smaller end II and neckband I2 through the knot K, the construction of which is such that these portions of the tie are slidably received to provide a running iit. The slot or opening 25 may receive the neckband portion I2 edgewise therein; or, if vdesired, the smaller end I I may be run longitudinally through Athe knot K. The formation of the knot K, including as it does the fabric of the tie, provides a frictional engagement with the neckband i2, so that the knot, when adjusted, stays in place. The tie may be untied merely by slipping the neckband portion I2 edgewise out of the slot 25 in the knot K or by sliding the neckband portion longitudinally through the knot'K vso that the loop form-ed thereby is large enough toV slip over the head of the wearer. Or the smaller end portion may be drawn completely longitudinally through the knot. Any of these methods may be employed, according to the de.- sires of the wearer.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the invention provides a necktie of the ready-tied type. The tie itself is of standard construction and may be used by itself without the stiffening means -or insert. The only means necessary to convert an ordinary necktie to a tie that isready-tied and. permanently tied is the insert or plate which conditions or stiffens the tie forthe formation of the knot therein. It has been found that the ordinary necktie, when tied and untied in the usual fashion, is subjected to considerable wear at the portion thereof usedin the knot, while the other portions of the necktie remain in good condition. According to the present invention this disadvantage is eliminated.

It will be understood of course that the foregoing disclosure pertains to'a preferred form of the invention and that numerous'modifications and alterations may be made therein-without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention as dened in the appended claims.

What is claimed is: -Y

1. A knot-forming insert for a necktie, comprising a blank of bendable sheet material including a central elongated body portion having opposite converging edges at its ends, and integral tabs projecting substantially perpendicularly to and fromvre'spective of such edges, said tabs vhaving a transverse width substantially less than -the length of their respective associated of such edges, one of said tabs being spaced from both ends of the body portion edge with which it is associated, the other tab being generally triangular and having converging edges of .whichone extends substantially perpendicularlyl from a midportion of the body portion edge with'wliich it is associated, the other converging edge of the triangular tab extending fromV the converging end of its associated body portion edge into con! verging relation with the perpendicularly extending tab edge, and an additional tab projecting substantially perpendicularly from the perpendicular edge of the triangular tab.

2. The combination set forth in claim 1 wherein said auxiliary tab has a transverse dimension substantially less than the length of the perpendicular edge of the triangular tab from which it llgu'ojects, and wherein said additional tab is' spaced lengthwise of said perpendicular edge from the main body portion of the blank.

HOWARD C. RIORDAN. LEO BETHKE.

REFERENCES CITED The lfollowing references are of record in the file of this patent:r

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Number Name Date Beam Nov. 1, 1892 Sanguinette Oct. 9, 1894 Alper Mar. 6, 1934 Scharlin May 22, 1934 Less Dec. 8, 1936 Gernert Sept. 28, 1937 Levy Oct 19, 1937 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Great Britain 1909 Great Britain Oct. 30, 1912 

